History Creator / HidekiKamiya

** Pretending he's never heard of the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast on purpose, sometimes even acting as though he doesn't know what Sega itself is. [[note]]He's obviously fooling around considering he's a longtime Sega fan and he [[http://f.hatena.ne.jp/twitter3/20100417104459 owns a Dreamcast]].[[/note]]

** Late in 2012, it was rationalized that he would intentionally dodge some questions because he had inked a deal with Nintendo behind the scenes to create a sequel of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii U}} and didn't want many details leaking out. However, fan rage over the game being released for the Wii U angered Kamiya.

* ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Gyakuten Saiban 3]]'' (2004) - Voice actor for Godot (Japanese version only)

He is also well known for maintaining [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya his Twitter account]], which is to say, that was where he {{troll|ingCreator}}s his fans mercilessly (and berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions). [[note]]In July 2018, he announced that he would temporarily ban anyone from responding to him in any non-Japanese language, including English.[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17,000 people without the use of a blocklist. [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1234310665843728385 Even Platinum themselves were not safe from his blocking.]] For a time, Kamiya used the account to practice his English skills, but eventually lost patience with his audience and [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1016496741074399232 he has since instantly blocked any non-Japanese reply, declaring any who would reply to him in English as "insects"]]. His behavior became notable enough that [[https://gamerant.com/bayonetta-3-hideki-kamiya-hellena-taylor-block-restriction-twitter-controversy/ his account was restricted]] amidst controversy over Hellena Taylor's exclusion from ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'', possibly due to having blocked so many people in so short a time that Twitter's automatic safeguards logged him as a mass-blocking bot account.

On September 25, 2023, it was [[https://x.com/pg_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367?s=61&t=m7fiT1CG-Id-jG9aSe-vEw announced]] by [=PlatinumGames=] (and later by [[https://x.com/pg_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367?s=61&t=m7fiT1CG-Id-jG9aSe-vEw Kamiya himself]]) that Kamiya would leave [=PlatinumGames=].

On September 25, 2023, it was [[https://x.com/pg_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367?s=61&t=m7fiT1CG-Id-jG9aSe-vEw announced by [=PlatinumGames=] (and later by [[https://x.com/pg_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367?s=61&t=m7fiT1CG-Id-jG9aSe-vEw Kamiya himself]]) that Kamiya would leave [=PlatinumGames=].

On September 25, 2023, it was [[https://x.com/pg_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367?s=61&t=m7fiT1CG-Id-jG9aSe-vEw announced by [=PlatinumGames=] (and later by [https://x.com/pg_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367?s=61&t=m7fiT1CG-Id-jG9aSe-vEw Kamiya himself]]) that Kamiya would leave [=PlatinumGames=].

* DoingItForTheArt:
** [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/379302161101774848 This is all that needs to be said.]] Kamiya has often expressed that he didn't care about how well his games do in terms of sales. All that matters to him is that fans enjoy his games.
** When asked about ''Ōkami'''s relatively straightforward difficulty, Kamiya stated that [[http://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/622589438028222464 "there should be no difficulty when reading folklore."]]

---> (''In reference to ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'') [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/210188560739999744 "Thanx all]], but if I keep talking, [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} ninjas from Kyoto]] will force me to commit ritual suicide, so forgive me until there is new, official info."

---> [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/210188560739999744 "Thanx all, but if I keep talking, ninjas from Kyoto will force me to commit ritual suicide, so forgive me until there is new, official info."]]

He is also well known for maintaining [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya his Twitter account]], which is to say, that was where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions). [[note]]In July 2018, he announced that he would temporarily ban anyone from responding to him in any non-Japanese language, including English.[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17,000 people without the use of a blocklist. [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1234310665843728385 Even Platinum themselves were not safe from his blocking.]] For a time, Kamiya used the account to practice his English skills, but eventually lost patience with his audience and [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1016496741074399232 he has since instantly blocked any non-Japanese reply, declaring any who would reply to him in English as "insects"]]. His behavior became notable enough that [[https://gamerant.com/bayonetta-3-hideki-kamiya-hellena-taylor-block-restriction-twitter-controversy/ his account was restricted]] amidst controversy over Hellena Taylor's exclusion from ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'', possibly due to having blocked so many people in so short a time that Twitter's automatic safeguards logged him as a mass-blocking bot account.

* ''VideoGame/SolCresta'' (2021)

He is also well known for maintaining [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya his Twitter account]], which is to say, that was where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions). [[note]]In July 2018, he announced that he would temporarily ban anyone from responding to him in any non-Japanese language, including English.[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17,000 people without the use of a blocklist. [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1234310665843728385 Even Platinum themselves were not safe from his blocking.]] For a time, Kamiya used the account to practice his English skills, but eventually lost patience with his audience and [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1016496741074399232 he has since instantly blocked any non-Japanese reply, declaring any who would reply to him in English as "insects"]]. His behavior became notable enough that [[https://gamerant.com/bayonetta-3-hideki-kamiya-hellena-taylor-block-restriction-twitter-controversy/ his account was suspended]] amidst controversy over Hellena Taylor's exclusion from ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3'', possibly due to having blocked so many people in so short a time that Twitter's automatic safeguards logged him as a mass-blocking bot account.

He is also well known for maintaining [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya his Twitter account]], which is to say, that was where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions). [[note]]In July 2018, he announced that he would temporarily ban anyone from responding to him in any non-Japanese language, including English.[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17,000 people without the use of a blocklist. [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1234310665843728385 Even Platinum themselves were not safe from his blocking.]] For a time, Kamiya used the account to practice his English skills, but eventually lost patience with his audience and [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1016496741074399232 he has since instantly blocked any non-Japanese reply, declaring any who would reply to him in English as "insects"]]. His behavior became notable enough that [[https://gamerant.com/bayonetta-3-hideki-kamiya-hellena-taylor-block-restriction-twitter-controversy/ his account was suspended]] amidst controversy over Hellena Taylor's exclusion from ''VideoGame/Bayonetta3''.

He is also well known for maintaining [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya his Twitter account]], which is to say, that was where he trolls his fans mercilessly (and berates and blocks people for asking stupid or repetitive questions). [[note]]In July 2018, he announced that he would ban anyone from responding to him in any non-Japanese language, including English, [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1016496741074399232 claiming such people as "insects"]].[[/note]] In fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGGeSLCu9o an entire documentary was made about this]] where he personally, happily and proudly admitted that at the time he had blocked over 17,000 people without the use of a blocklist. [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1234310665843728385 Even Platinum themselves were not safe from his blocking.]] For a time, Kamiya used the account to practice his English skills, but eventually lost patience with his audience and he has since instantly blocked any non-Japanese reply.